Girls Can Map

We believe every #girl should be able to #map! | #blog / #vlog | MW + KW + AW | All tweets © 2018 - 2019

[HawaiiRedCross @HawaiiRedCross]

American Red Cross volunteer Kana Walsh (@premedmapper) has made waves with her efforts in spearheading Missing Maps - a program of digitally mapping under-served areas around the world. Learn more about her work and how you can help: https://t.co/CmRsw27LnN

[Girls Can Map @girlscanmap]

#K5 Teachers: Please teach your students about the #geography of the #Pacific Islands. Too often, US students grow-up without knowing that #AmericanSamoa, #CNMI, and #Guam are part of the United States. - MW

[Islands Society @IslandsSociety]

#Ed #News: The #Pacific Islands #Geography Lesson provides a complete one-hour world geography #learning module for #K5 teachers to use in the #classroom. The module includes a #lesson plan for #teachers and two activity sheets for #students. https://t.co/3qvenuMNRl

[Girls Can Map @girlscanmap]

Cool lesson plan for teaching grades 3-5 #students about #geography, #history, and #leadership in the context of the #Pacific.

[Islands Society @IslandsSociety]

#Ed #News: The objective of this #lesson plan is for #students to use deductive reasoning and problem-solving skills to reach consensus on the most important roles needed for the exploration of the #Pacific by #PacificIslanders. https://t.co/s1aJG3alAR

[Girls Can Map @girlscanmap]

We just got the best autograph in the whole wide world - Sam Dyson of @SFGiants! - AW #gamecocks

[Girls Can Map @girlscanmap]

#Update: My #SilverAward project on mapping #Polynesia sites is moving forward with help from my #ESRI mentor. 😁 - KW

[Missing Maps @TheMissingMaps]

#CycloneKenneth is the strongest cyclone to ever hit Mozambique. We need now your help to map the area! https://t.co/A3Suirc25V

[Youth Activism Project @YouActProject]

Meet one of our #YouthActivists: Kana Walsh of @girlscanmap and @KidsReform! She recently testified to Maryland State representatives in favor of bill that would annually declare Oct. 11 International Day of the Girl!

You go, girl! ✊✊✊ #Girlpower #GirlsInStem #YouAct

[Girls Can Map @girlscanmap]

#Update: Really excited to share the #news that @RepDavidTrone (#Congress) is going to sponsor a new resolution to increase awareness for #girls #rights! - MW #dayofthegirl

[Girls Can Map @girlscanmap]

#Update: Unfortunately, the #dayofthegirl bill (HB 744) was not taken up by #MD General Assembly despite the many letters of support from around the world. Thank you for all of your support though. - MW (cc: @SAHogan
@mdhousedems) (re: #k12 #ed #un #gis #stem #news)

[HMS GW @HMS_GW]

We are pleased and honored to announce that we received the 2019 YouthMappers Women's Participation Award! We believe it is so important to empower women in and outside of the mapping community, and are proud to embody this within our chapter. Thank you @youthmappers!

[MSF Australia and MSF New Zealand @MSFAustralia]

Natural disasters as catastrophic as #CycloneIdai can completely change the landscape - and #emergency responders need access to people, FAST❗ 📢 ⌛ 🚑 Find out how GIS teams quickly build maps 🛰️ 🗺️ & how YOU can contribute 📲 https://t.co/54zVO5TMB5 #mapping @TheMissingMaps

[Girls Can Map @girlscanmap]

Yesterday, we found out that any @girlscouts council can get free #GIS #software licenses for their #girls through @esri. Contact us to find out how. - MW
@wagggs_world

[Girls Can Map @girlscanmap]

At #Congress this morning to discuss ways to close #gender #gap in #STEM with #K12 #afterschool #GIS programs. 🙋 @TheMissingMaps

[Girls Can Map @girlscanmap]

Hi! This is Kana. There is a really cool #storymap on protected #marine sites. You should check it out: https://t.co/xnAd8VKtrn

[Girls Can Map @girlscanmap]

#Mahalo to @RepDavidTrone for not only listening to our requests but also taking concrete actions to improve our #K12 #GIS #education and #publicdiplomacy programs at @StateDept, @USGS, @Interior, @USAID, and @usedgov! (CC: @GovHawaii @GovLarryHogan @BarackObama)

[Girls Can Map @girlscanmap]

#Congress #News: @RepDavidTrone has officially requested that the #House #Appropriations #Committee support #K12 #geospatial #education programs by funding the #Student #Support and #Academic Enrichment Formula #Grant Program under the #EveryStudentSucceedsAct ...

[Girls Can Map @girlscanmap]

... #Congress #News: @RepDavidTrone has requested information on #K12 #geospatial #education and #publicdiplomacy programs at @StateDept, @USAID, @usedgov, and @Interior from CRS (@librarycongress)! 😁

[Joseph Benita @JsphBen]

Want to know why @TheMissingMaps & @hotosm projects are relevant to improve emergency humanitarian access ? Have a look to those pictures and then go to https://t.co/yIm9lioEJV

[Girls Can Map @girlscanmap]

Here is the link to the article on @usnews: https://t.co/SE27VPH6cT

[Girls Can Map @girlscanmap]

#News #Update: The @frednewspost feature on the #DayoftheGirl was picked-up by the @AP! And, it has been featured in a number of national and regional #newspapers over the past few days. Links to the articles provided below. (CC: @KathleenDumais1 @BoydKRutherford @ChrisVanHollen)